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From: "Patricia Junkin" <>
Subject: Re: [VARUSSEL] Porter Bio
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 16:19:21 -0400


This is garnered from the different sites, including M Willis', however I
find putting the information together puzzling.
RUSSELL COUNTY, VA PORTERS
FAMILY 1

"Samuel Porter born ca 1735, Ireland, married Elizabeth Dunkin, 1770, in
Virginia,d/o Thomas Dunkin and Elizabeth Alexander."

A Samuel Porter d. c. 1803
"Samuel Porter Sr. and ____________
Ch:
Elizabeth,
Jane,
Samuel, Jr.,
Joseph
Alexander Porter,
[infant orphans of Samuel Porter, Sr., deceased.]"
[Revolutionary Soldier, Alexander Porter Sr. d. in Dallas Co. Al 1829,
age 90, b. c. 1739---was he same family?]

If this is the old Samuel Sr., who then is the Samuel with w/ Elizabeth who
d. 1820?

LAND: Copper Ridge

1789 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST
Porter, Catherine (0) WHO IS CATHERINE?????
Porter, John (1)
Porter, Patrick (1) (1)
Porter, Richard (1) WHO IS RICHARD?
Porter, Samuel (1)
Porter, Samuel (1)


FAMILY 2
WILL OF SAMUEL PORTER--Russell County, Virginia--Will Book 3, Page 328
8 Mar 1820 to my wife Elisabeth Porter... to my sons James and Thomas D....
to my grandson Nathaniel Dickerson ... to my grand-children, Betsey, Tabitha
and Dunkin G. ... to my sons Hugh, Samuel & John .... to my daughters Peggy
Dickerson [m. May 1815 ____Dickerson] and Tabitha [m. May 1815 ____Smith]
Wits: Berry Robinson, Charles Bickley.

Children:
Hugh (bef. 1779~1837)m. Mary Laughlin>Rutherford Co. TN
Samuel (bef. 1780->1815)m. Rutherford Co. TN Jane Lauglin
John (1783/4-1853) m. (1845) Catherine Gose
James (1786-1851) m. Jane Thomas
Thomas D. Porter b. 1788-1837 m. 1820 Williamson Co. TN Mary Hughlett
Tabitha (-1847) m. John Smith
Margaret ³Peggy² m. James Dickenson

LAND: Copper Creek


FAMILY 3
Patrick Porter (1737 - ca. 1805) and Susannah Walker (1739 - aft. 1805)
CH: [from Patrick Porter Sermon Book.]
Samuel Porter(b. c. 1757 Guilford Co. NC - ca. 1800) m. ca. 1777 - ca 1880
Mary "Polly" Alley, d/o Thomas Alley.
Jane Porter (1761-1843) m. Rev. Robert Kilgore
Susannah Elizabeth (1763 - ca. 1802) m. 1786 John Montgomery (1764-1845).
John Walker Porter (1766-1842 KY) (134) born 1766, in Orange Co., NC (now
Caswell Co.) m. Martha Hutchinson
Katherine (1768 -1853) b. Orange Co. NC in 1768 m. 1) Fugate had Elizabeth
Fugate¹ 2) Dale Carter
Mary B. (1771 -) = 1790 John Alley (1764-1842)
Patrick Jr. (1776 -)b. Scott Co. NC 22 February 1776 m. Elizabeth Pendleton
3 April 1814.

LAND: Sinking Creek

Thanks for insight.
Pat

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>From: Robert W Baker <>
>To:
>Subject: [VARUSSEL] Porter Bio
>Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2003, 2:32 PM
>

> Pat,
> The post by W M Willis in Mar 1999 covers the Porter family of SW
> Virginia
> You may have to paste this site to your browser.
> Bob
>
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/families/porterwalkerbio.html
>
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